B2
imply vs infer
The speaker implies: suggests something without saying it. The listener infers: works out what is meant. What are you implying? What can we infer from the data?
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| implyverb/ɪmˈplaɪ/ | Meaning to suggest that something is true without saying it directly | Goes with imply that | Example Are you implying that I didn't do my share of the work? |
| inferverb/ɪnˈfɜːr/ | Meaning to reach a conclusion from evidence or hints rather than from something said directly | Goes with infer from | Example It would be a mistake to infer a cause from a single correlation. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
As the name , the café serves only coconut drinks.